{"title":"Laurie Birnsteel","description":"\u003cp\u003eLAURIE AMES BIRNSTEEL was an American author, English teacher, and social advocate who published two books. She was the author of \u003cem\u003eSunspot: The Best Ever Astrological Guide to Your Dog\u003c\/em\u003e, translated and published in Japanese, and \u003cem\u003eKahala: Growing Up in Hawaii\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBirnsteel earned a degree in English from the University of Louisville and was accepted to the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. \u003cem\u003eKahala: Growing Up in Hawaii\u003c\/em\u003e won the 2014 Independent Publisher Book Awards Gold Medal for Best Regional E-Book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeyond writing, Birnsteel helped launch the YMCA’s Shelter House for runaway teens and served as a board member of the Louisville Historical League and The Filson Historical Society. She was also a contributor to The Encyclopedia of Louisville.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaurie Birnsteel’s books are published by Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sunspot","title":"Sunspot: The Best Ever Astrological Guide to Your Dog","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eA humorous look at the relationship between dogs and their astrological signs. After two years of serious research, the author has determined how the sign a dog is born under affects their behavior and explains it all here.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1581822642\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781581822649\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Laurie Birnsteel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43233315913944,"sku":"9781581822649","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781581822649_FChigh_mockup_v2_1738728251_26e992c9-9c13-4a14-8223-442292d62368.jpg?v=1791020947"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-laurie-birnsteel.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}